Upcoming Events from Ethisphere

Date

Event

05/24/2018

BELA Roundtable Series Hosted by Salesforce | San Francisco, CASalesforce San Francisco CA Join your peers for an insightful conversation and hear how leading organizations are implementing specific components of their ethics and compliance program, while taking actionable steps to better assess the company’s culture of integrity. This roundtable discussion will cover 2-3 topics presented by members of the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA) sharing the strategy, tactics, results and lessons learned from the rollout of a recent program initiative.

BELA Roundtable Hosted by Accenture | LondonAccenture London Join your peers for an insightful conversation and hear how leading organizations are implementing specific components of their ethics and compliance program, while taking actionable steps to better assess the company’s culture of integrity. This roundtable discussion will cover 2-3 topics presented by members of the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA) sharing the strategy, tactics, results and lessons learned from the rollout of a recent program initiative.

BELA Roundtable Hosted by Holland America | SeattleHolland America Group Seattle WA Join your peers for an insightful conversation and hear how leading organizations are implementing specific components of their ethics and compliance program, while taking actionable steps to better assess the company’s culture of integrity. This roundtable discussion will cover 2-3 topics presented by members of the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA) sharing the strategy, tactics, results and lessons learned from the rollout of a recent program initiative.

Webcasts

Ethisphere hosts 20-30 webcasts per year featuring data from the World’s Most Ethical Companies® or alongside key partners on topics ranging from anti-corruption and culture to ethics and compliance and risk mitigation.

Roundtables

Exclusive to in-house practitioners and hosted by BELA or in conjunction with partners, Ethisphere’s Roundtables offer 10-20 participants a unique opportunity for networking and in-depth, closed-door discussions.

Summits

Hosted in key global markets around the world, Ethisphere’s Ethics Summits bring together 100-400 executives, governance, risk management and compliance leaders, and regulatory officials from a diverse set of organizations.

Connecting Leaders Locally

Ethisphere continues to evolve as a trusted resource on ethical leadership and corporate governance. This has been accomplished through an expansive partnership network of industry experts and thought leaders; unmatched benchmarking databases and research; and comprehensive, proven and respected methodologies.

Armed with data from the World’s Most Ethical Companies® and in partnership with key service firms and members of Ethisphere’s Business Ethics Leadership Alliance, Ethisphere’s reach continues to expand with events hosted around the globe that bring together thought leaders and practitioners to advance global standards and best practices.

Featured Speakers from Past Events

Deborah C. Wright

Deborah C. Wright was appointed a director of Voya Financial, Inc. in May 2014. Ms. Wright serves as Chairperson of Voya’s Finance Committee. Ms. Wright served as the Chairman of Carver Bancorp, Inc. and Carver Federal Savings Bank from 2005 to 2016; as Chief Executive Officer of Carver Bancorp, Inc. and Carver Federal Savings Bank from 1999 to 2014; and as President of Carver Bancorp, Inc. and Carver Federal Savings Bank from 1999 to 2005. Ms. Wright was a Senior Fellow in the Economic Opportunity and Markets Program of the Ford Foundation from 2014 to 2016. From 1996 to 1999, Ms. Wright served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation.

Ms. Wright is a director of Citigroup, Inc. and is a director and chairman of the audit and finance committee of Time Warner, Inc. – and was previously on the board of directors of Kraft Foods Inc. (now Mondelēz International, Inc. and Kraft Foods Group Inc.). Ms. Wright currently serves as director and chairman of the audit committee of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Ms. Wright holds A.B., J.D. and M.B.A. degrees from Harvard University.

Guillermo Bichara

Guillermo Bichara was named Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Praxair, Inc. in January 2015. He is responsible for the company’s Law, Compliance, Corporate Secretary and Government Relations functions.

Bichara joined Praxair in 2006 as director of legal affairs at Praxair Mexico. In 2007, he was named vice president and general counsel of Praxair Asia, a position he held for four years. In 2011, Bichara was named associate general counsel with responsibility for Praxair Europe, Praxair Mexico and corporate transactions. In 2013, Bichara was promoted to associate general counsel and assistant secretary.

Prior to joining Praxair, Bichara served as corporate counsel at CEMEX, Mexico’s global leader in the building materials industry, and was a foreign associate and counsel, respectively, at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and White & Case.

Bichara holds a law degree from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey and master of laws (LL.M.) degree in international legal studies from New York University, and is admitted to practice in New York and Mexico.

Praxair, Inc., a Fortune 300 company with 2016 sales of $11 billion, is a leading industrial gas company in North and South America and one of the largest worldwide. The company produces, sells and distributes atmospheric, process and specialty gases, and high-performance surface coatings. Praxair products, services and technologies are making our planet more productive by bringing efficiency and environmental benefits to a wide variety of industries, including aerospace, chemicals, food and beverage, electronics, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, primary metals and many others.

Lucy Fato

Lucy Fato is Executive Vice President and General Counsel of AIG, overseeing the Legal, Compliance, Regulatory and Government Affairs functions. Prior to AIG, Lucy was Managing Director, Head of the Americas and General Counsel of Nardello & Co., a global private investigative firm headquartered in New York City.

Previously, Lucy was Executive Vice President & General Counsel of McGraw Hill Financial (now known as S&P Global). Prior to joining McGraw Hill Financial, Lucy was Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & Corporate Secretary at Marsh & McLennan Companies. Lucy began her legal career at the law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell where she spent fourteen years, including five as a partner in the capital markets group.

In 2009, Lucy was inducted into the YWCA-NYC Academy of Women Leaders. She also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Randall’s Island Park Alliance (RIPA), a non-profit organization that works with the City of New York and local communities to maintain the park for the wellbeing of all New Yorkers. In 2015, she was RIPA’s business honoree and was named by Ethisphere Magazine as one of the “2015 Attorneys Who Matter” for her dedication to furthering corporate ethics.

Lucy is a frequent speaker on topics such as risk and crisis management, corporate governance, and legal and compliance operations and best practices. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Pittsburgh with a B.A. in business and economics, and received her J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh, School of Law. She is admitted to the State Bars of New York and California.

Tushar joined JLL in November 2013 from ALMT Legal, where he was the partner heading the corporate practice for the firm. His legal career spans for more than 20 years, including having experience in the telecommunication, information and technology and real estate industry. In addition to JLL, he held positions at Moser bear, Economic Law Practices and American Embassy.

Mr. Chawla received his Bachelor of Laws (Hons.) from Delhi University.

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